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Johnson & Johnson pauses COVID-19 vaccine trial after US recommends investigation of rare clotting reports By Kelly Hayes U.S. officials recommend ‘pause’ of J&J vaccine In a joint statement, the CDC and the FDA said it was investigating clots in six women in the days after vaccination, in combination with reduced platelet counts. WASHINGTON - Johnson & Johnson said it will pause its ongoing vaccine trial after federal health officials on Tuesday recommended a "pause" on the use of its COVI...

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Wednesday will review data on six cases of blood clotting. Nearly 7 million J&J doses have been administered in the U.S., the vast majority experiencing no or mild side effects.

White House now admits the number of daily vaccinations WILL be affected after pause of J&J shot despite shipments of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines increasing by 7% next week The U.S. government is increasing its allocations of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccine by 7% next week compared to this week More than 10 million first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be shipped, an increase from 9.4 million during the week of April 12 In addition, 7.4 million initial a...

Updated on February 3, 2021 at 8:41 am NBC Universal, Inc. As part of a national push to get doses of the coronavirus vaccine directly to pharmacies, 18 CVS locations in Massachusetts are slated to receive shipments starting next Thursday. “This will provide more sites for people to get vaccinated in their communities and it’s an important component to delivering vaccines equitably," White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zeints said. The federal government will send doses directly ...

And, the National Review blisters Governor Gina Raimondo’s program and the failure to prioritize seniors who statistically are at the greatest risk. “Perhaps Rhode Island seniors should consider committing crimes and getting incarcerated, to move ahead in line. The state started vaccinating incarcerated persons over age 65 in January. Adults 75 and over are projected to start in February,” writes the National Review.   According to the CDC and updated on this weekend, RI has now: Receiv...

(Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images) President Joe Biden yesterday announced he is ramping up COVID-19 vaccine distribution to have 200 million doses delivered by the end of the summer. This is an additional 100 million doses Biden set as his goal for his first 100 days in office. In remarks yesterday, Biden directed COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zeints to work with the Department of Health and Human Services to increase the nations total supply.  "And we believe that well soon be able to ...